Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-24
Giving ne.u,x q. the Walls.


From the New York Even ns World
MURAL decoration IL an important feature IN
housefurntshing. The American dealers IN wall
papers are considerably In advance OF the Eur-
pean ones In some respects Every year new pat
| terms must be introduced by the former while
| the latter run pattern for six or seven years.
designer OF wallpaper has a very good busi-
ness calling. IL approaches the region OF nne art
The designer need not necessarily have eye for
color In most OF the large establishments which
make wallpapers two artists are empoyed one 10
make the plan or form OF the design and the Other
70 q termine In what coors II shall be put The
salary OF good man IN either branch Is large.
SILKS and satins mounted on paper are also used
extensively 70 hang room with The effect is
anord TO nave their houses papered 90 risk bull
with satin In the drawing-room OF a house on
inquired salmon-colored satin The scu,piared fr,e,s
| Is unt,d corresponding color. The plush por-
tie es, the carpet and the window drapery are all
In corresponding shades. The marble OF the large
fireplace is OF a deeper, richer tone, and Is the
| focus or the whole room; but the soft, lustrous
sheen OF the satin-hung walls is very pleasing TO
the eye.
Fresco painting has been in vogue since the days
OK early Roman civilization. They frescoed better
than the moderns Nowadays artists do not really
fresco at ALL In the right process the color y
painted on the wet plaster OF the wall and is alb
sSroed into II; Hippolte Flandrins frescoes In
the Church OF St. Vincent OF Paul IN Paris are done
In this Way, but the so-called fresco work is usi-
any nothing but painting with thin colors on the
| Lincrusta- Walton work is one OF the late STYLES
OF mural decoration which has been In vogue now
ior some years IL has good deal OF the effect OF
Tiles ole Is stamped on the We, plaster or CON-
position, and leaves pattern I'm low relief The
work Is done In various colors and is finished so
as 70 leave brilliant sheen. Hence 10 has very
much the effect OF tiles and Is particularly suited
to dados
But this process necessarily repeats the same
| form or pattern. The latest method OF treating
walls escapes this. A plaster Is formed OF whit
Ing, line, and one or two other components. This
| remains soft and impressionable for two or three
| n Wan hp ffsf !.
| junction begins. He shapes and moulds a design
In this soft plaster material He may make a
he makes pond covered with lily pads. and with
long slender PUSHES rising from Il; sprays,
laden with blossoms or fruit may interlace. or
course his fancy Is the only limit 10 the possoii-
ties or design.
| This is art work. The workman has few tools.
such as steel combs and brushes, but the greater
part Is manipulated with his hand. This makts
| the work unique IL Is not only a composition,
with It's various parts embroidered 10 one effect
which like to be the only possessor OF a certain
thlng, Is strong point IN its favor.
sometimes the material is shaped so as TO depend
from border In the ceiling like stalactites Other
novel arrangements are introduced, and often with
very good effect When the design is FINISHED IL Is
colored. The only objection TO this style OF work
is that 1t looks too much ike cheap art. For the
wall papers very good ertists are often employed
| TO furnish the design. But this rep3usse plastic
OF really good sculptor something very admira-
Die could be worked out IN this material
Winning English jockeys Of the Wear.
From the London Times
The late F. Archer, beginning to ride about
fifteen years ago. soon took the first place In the
list and kept IL until his death last autumn Dur
| ing that period Constable a jockey who rode a
good deal for the earl OF Rosebery; Fordham, who
| had for many seasons before occupied Archer's
place, and c. Wood, were, one after the other,
second TO him. and the last-named jockey had
occupied that position FOR six seasons consecu-
lively. When Archer died, twelyemOnth ago,
he had ridden 10 winners and Wood did nearly
as WELL his total being l67 at the close OF the
season.
This year Wood has ridden only I5l winners out
OF DO mounts, but, with Archer removed from his
path, he is still long way in advance OF any
other Jockey, his two near st rivals being Watts
with no wins out OF AL mounts and G. Barrett,
with log wins out OF 5sl mounts. Woods victo-
ries Include the one thousand guneas; the . .ks.
| In which he rode the Duke OF Beauforts Reeve
| dOr: the Great Metropolitan stakes, which he
won on the Duke OF Beaulort's The Cob; the Royal
Hum cup at Ascot in which he rode the Dowager
| Duchess OF Montrose's Gay Hermit He also rode
Ayrshire for the Chesterfield stakes at Newmarket
| and the Champagne stakes at Doncaster, in the
colors OF the Duke OF Portland while a large num-
Der OF his victories were achieved for Sir George
| Chetwynd and Gen owen Williams stables
Watts won the Derby on Mr.. Abngtons Merry
Hampton, and he also rode MT Barclays Bendigo
for the Jubilee stakes at kempton Park and the
! Champion stakes at Newmarket and Exmoor for
the Northumberland.
Geo. Barrett rode much oftener than any other
jockey but his l06 victories, though considerably
below his totals OF the last two years, comprise
sope very important races; for. besides riding Sir
Frederick Johnstone'S FriarS BalSam 10 the Mid
| die Park plate and the duke OF Westminsters
Saville In the Gooiwood cup, he had the mount on
4 Lord Edward Somerset's Carlton IN most OF his
races and his chief victories have Included the
| Chester, Manchester, Doncaster, and Jockey Club
cups, the Goodwood stakes, and the Manchester
| November Handicap.
His younger brother, F. Barrett, who has won
only ~ races out OF 402, Is divided from him by s.
Loates, who has this year done remarkably well,
having won 81 races out OF 406. among the victo-
ries being those which Merry Duchess achieved
\ ovel Carlton in the City and Suburban Handicap
| and which Exmoor won in the Royal stakes also
at EPSON.
| Sixth on the list comes w. Robinson, who was
apprent1ced 10 Cannon, the Danebury jockey and
trainer, but who is now In the service OF Lord Rod
ney for whom he rode kiwarn In the ST. Leger and
HumewOOd In the Cesarewitch. He has won 63
races out OF 397, and If he does not allow his head
TO be turned by this early success he Will become
one OF the leading jockeys or the day.
T. Cannon, who seems 10 have the gift OF FORM
won 81 races out OF 23s, while he has broug at out
two or his sons, both OF whom have won about 10
| races each and have SHOWN so much ability In the
saddle that their services are already I'm great re-
quest Que OF them won the stewards and the
other the Chesterfield cup at Goodwood, while
Cannon himself role Enterprise for Mr.. ID. Baird In
the two thousand guineas, Bird VI Freedom Tor the
same owner in the Ascot cup. Ornonde In the
RouS Memorial and HaIdwicke stakes at Ascot,
Ossory IN the Criteri stakes at Newmorket, -and
st. Mlrin In the Liverpool Autumn cup, all these
latter victories having been won for the duke Of
Westminster. Cannon has ridden only uhr,e fewer
winners than last year, but Pagan, a north coun-
try Jockey OF some repute has seen his total drop
from az TO 81, and the only race or Importance In
which he was successful Was the Epson grand
prize, won by the Dowager Duchess OF MonIrose's
Eiridspord.
Among the middle-weight jockeys Rickaby and
j. WOODBURY. have done best, with A ana AZ win
ming mounts 10 their names, and the latter IL may
be added, also won the Grand Pi1x de Paris on NJ,
Aumonts' TeneOreuse. +. Webbs services were at
one time In great request. out he can now only
ride very heavy weights, while illness has this sea-
son deprived him OF good deal OF riding. He has,
nevertheless, won 81 races, as against only 10 last
year. and II Is satisfactory TO find that the
OF all the jockeys now riding Jno Osborne OF Ash
gill, has made all advance upon his last years
total He has ridden % winners this season, his
CHIEF victories having been gained In the coors
Mr.. X. Z. Nyner, Tor whom he rode Gloriation In
most OF his Races, and Min1ng In the jubilee cup
at Ascot He also rode Minting for the Hardwlcke
stakes at Ascot, when Ormonde, ridden by Cannon,
defeated him after SO interesting a finish, and he
was again second on Bcndigo In the Cambridge
SHIRE though the bitterness Of defeat assuaged
for hum on that occasion by the fact that Gloria
ton, 10 whom Bendgo succumbed, was In his own
stable.
1t is but rarely that gentlemen riders compete
with professional jockeys upon the HAT, but MIR.
Abingdon Is very fond OF riding, and being able TO
get down TO about nine stone seven pounds, he
has taken part In no fewer than ia races, and
has been successful thirty-Seyen times, while upon
twenty mine occasions he has been placed second,
and upon seventeen third. lie stands far I'm ad-
vance Of all the other gentlemen riders, Mr.. ID.
Thiriwel, who has ridden four winners out Of mr.
teen, and MI. E. NJ. Owen, VINO has won the same